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Hello! I am moving to the area and am not very familiar with how traffic is let alone the ferry system. I’m debating getting a place in Bremerton so I can get away from the city chaos a bit; then hopping on the ferry to Seattle. I work near the Seattle terminal as well so I might use the fast ferry and just walk occasionally. Just looking for suggestions/any insight! Edit: Thanks everyone for the insight. Def doesn’t sound like the play. I’m leaving this post up for future ppl with a similar question.

My mom is planning to take me to Seattle from October 23-26 for my birthday! It’ll be both our first time there (we are from SoCal). My actual birthday is the 25th. She is 40 so we are pretty similar, both very into fun activities and attractions. We’ve never really heard of anything to do so I’m looking for some recommendations. I love thrifting, vintage markets, record stores. I’m a big music fan, museum nerd, we are not against tourist-y stuff either. Also any breakfast, lunch, dinner or desert spots? I think we’ll be walking mostly or uber every now and then. This is what we have so far just as a list: Easy street records Fremont vintage mall Fremont Sunday market Bainbridge island ferry Ballard market Kerry park (nighttime view) Pike place market Space needle

These are the new owners. https://www.peaklivingps.com/ What are peoples experiences with them? I've read some google reviews, and they are mixed.

We are new to the area and looking for child care if anyone has recommendations. To give a little information our daughter is 4 months and need a daycare that has the latest hours possible (i worked for the post office and want to get back with them) I would need full time. I hae checked some of the big names but at 3k plus a month if anyone has information on others would be greatly appreciated also willing to travel a little within reason from Kent.

Looking for a new carrier. Before I make the switch, I wanted to hear what other Seattleites ' experience with the service has been. I'm primarily in Seattle, but often travel to Gig Harbor, Port Orchard, Silverdale, Anacortes, Camano, Bellingham, Ocean Shores, and Westport. Pretty much all over the Puget Sound, north and south, plus the coastal areas, and even the mountains - usually at least once a month. Let me know if you are using it and are getting good service. Or, if you have used it and had to cancel it. Locations of use would be very helpful. Thanks so much. (Accidentally posted in r/Seattle and not r/AskSeattle , so reposting here. Thanks.)

I've had depressive symptoms my entire life including seasonal affective disorder-ish patterns. I've lived in several regions of the country and for the most part, winter sky gives me sad feelings. The brown foliage probably contributes. But here, the sky is mostly grey and there is more green in the landscape. The short days zap my energy but the vibes aren't sad. This is my second winter in Seattle and I feel just like I did this time last year. My theory is that the light spectrum and color palette being so different stops my usual winter feelings. But I never hear anyone else describing anything similar. Is this just a me thing or do others relate? I'm curious if there is some biological mechanism for this experience or if it's tied to my specific emotional baggage.

Two Rapid Response trainings are coming up on October 18th and November 14th in Everett. Invite your friends and register individually through the link in the comment below. The trainings will both have the same info, so you only need to sign up for one. There are virtual trainings linked in the comment below as well just in case the in-person ones don't work for you. However, I highly recommend the in-person trainings if you can make it. We are in a bit of a lull in activity because many agents moved to the Portland area this week, but they will be back. Let's be ready! https://preview.redd.it/2h0s6idnohuh1.png?width=1545&format=png&auto=webp&s=fb9fa5ac13c352553268f3a9a121e64c34612479

Looking to have some roof repair done - I'm trying to replace (8) of my plastic roof vents with metal vents after squirrels have done some damage on my 2024 roof. So far I've only had one company respond and they quoted me $2500 - no clue if this is fair or not. I've reached out to 5 other companies and no one has responded. Any recommendations?

For close to three hours, nearly 100 speakers addressed Seattle City Council and voiced their support for prioritizing housing, arts and culture funding, and other community-based concerns for the proposed 2027–28 city budget. Much of the proposed police budget increase stems from compensation increases under a Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) contract signed during former Mayor Bruce Harrell's administration. Some of the harshest criticism of Wilson's budget proposal came from firefighters who say the $7 million cut to their overtime budget could have extreme consequences. ~ Nearly a hundred people spent an evening arguing over $68 million a guild contract had already spoken for. The biggest ask of the night was to move $8 million of it, while firefighters sat in the same room asking not to lose $7 million in overtime.

The idea was to collect open source cameras but then I started putting them in order along a driving route and I'm sharing to the Everett subreddit because this is where I'm located so I used a lot of the Everett local data and thought it'd be useful if you're driving over the past like Leavenworth or Stevens Pass to look through the cameras to figure out where the snows starts this winter or when traffic is going to start getting backed up It's no replacement for Google Maps but I thought it was a fun little project that I just started hacking on. https://whatsupahead.com/search?q=Everett%2C%20WA&r=5 It's open source and collects no personal information